Beauty Of Moscow Lilac is a large upright deciduous shrub with green foliage. Huge panicles of pale pink buds open to highly fragrant soft white double flowers that bloom from mid to late spring. Best flowering with full sun and rich, moist well-drained neutral soils.
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Type:
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Shrub, Tree
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Origins:
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Eastern Europe
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Height:
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8' - 12'
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Spread:
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6’ - 8'
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Spacing:
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7’
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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3 - 7
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Culture:
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Full Sun
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Bloom Color:
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White
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Season of Interest:
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Spring
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Potential diseases include disease problems including blights, leaf spots, wilts, ringspot virus, and honey fungus. Powdery mildew does not damage the plant but can seriously affect foliage appearance. Potential pests include scales, borers, leaf miners, thrips, and caterpillars.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Groundcover, Foundational Plantings, Hedges, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Giant Hyssop, New Jersey Tea, Joe-Pye Weed
IMAGES: Хомелка, Syringa 'Krasavitsa Moskvy' in Minsk botanical garden, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Kor!An (Андрей Корзун), Syringa 'Krasavitsa Moskvy' 12, CC BY-SA 3.0, (3) Kor!An (Андрей Корзун), Syringa 'Krasavitsa Moskvy' 01, CC BY-SA 3.0, (4) Хомелка, Syringa 'Krasavitsa Moskvy' in Botanical garden, Minsk 01, CC BY-SA 3.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
